Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Best Business & Commerce Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Find Schools Near

2023 Best Business & Commerce Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

19 Colleges
$43,362 Avg Salary
$31,061 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor's Degree School for You

General Business/Commerce is the #16 most popular major in the country with 56,042 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Business & Commerce Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 19 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for general business majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 10 Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Northeastern University the best school in the New England Region for general business/commerce students working on their bachelor’s degree. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

The average amount in student loans that general business majors at Northeastern take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $21,331. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $424, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Read More…

#2

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brandeis University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the small city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $731.

Full General Business/Commerce at Brandeis University Report

Out of the 19 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Worcester Polytechnic Institute landed the # 3 spot on the list. WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Worcester.

Full General Business/Commerce at Worcester Polytechnic Institute Report

#4

Saint Anselm College

Manchester, NH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Anselm College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. St. Anselm College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Manchester.

When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $506.

Read More…

#5

Emerson College

Boston, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emerson College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Emerson is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Full General Business/Commerce at Emerson College Report

University of Connecticut ranked #6 on this year’s Best Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, general business majors at UCONN accumulate an average of around $19,099 in student debt.

Full General Business/Commerce at University of Connecticut Report

Western New England University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree general business/commerce programs. Western New England is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

The average amount in student loans that general business majors at Western New England take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $21,819.

Read full report on General Business/Commerce at Western New England University

#8

Nichols College

Dudley, MA

Nichols College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree general business/commerce programs. Nichols is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dudley.

On average, general business graduates from Nichols take out $25,342 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Read More…

#9

Husson University

Bangor, ME

Husson University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the city of Bangor, Husson is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Read More…

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general business/commerce students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of North Dartmouth, UMass Dartmouth is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

On average, general business graduates from UMass Dartmouth take out $29,546 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Read More…

Best General Business/Commerce Colleges by State

Explore the best general business/commerce colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 2,076
Connecticut 691
New Hampshire 291
Maine 75
Rhode Island 136
Vermont 96

One of 21 majors within the area of study, general business/commerce has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to General Business

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 19 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Consulate General Munich.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Featured Schools

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.